When Zhang Jian and Jiang Mengsheng came in a hurry, they found that Shen Jingfu had sold the cloth village long ago, and he felt deeply guilty.Shen Jingfu said that he was not completely out to help him. After all, only by joining the cloth village could he truly devote himself to the cotton mill. Moreover, he believed that as long as this hurdle was passed, gold would be divided among the masses and silver among the small groups. Jiang Mengsheng also believed that Zhang Jian had the ability to run the factory well.

Shen Jingfu's daughter Shen Lanjun came to Xu Duan every now and then and invited Sha Yuanbing to check her condition. Xu Duan knew her physical condition. She had been in a state of illness since her daughter died in infancy.On the other hand, Shen Jingfu entrusted a friend to contact Thomas, a foreign machine builder. Jiang Mengsheng tried all kinds of tricks when he saw the other person. Apparently Thomas was more pragmatic and directly explained the timely billing.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Jian led Thomas to the warehouse where the machine was placed. After careful inspection, Thomas confirmed that 70“ to 80” of the machines were usable. Even if there were rusted parts, he could contact the production company.When everyone heard this, they felt relieved. Guo Huamao found a storefront for them, which made Zhang Jian and others very satisfied.Zhang Jian told Guo Huamao about the spinning machine, but Guo Huamao still had doubts and repeatedly emphasized that the spinning mill must not be a joint venture between government and business.

Nowadays, there are rumors in the outside world that Zhang Jian is raising shares for a cotton mill and has encountered obstacles everywhere in Shanghai. Shen Yuhe is distressed that his daughter still marries a business woman.But Wu Daoyin felt that Zhang Jian was capable enough and believed in his vision.On the other side, Zhang Jian went to see Zhang Zhidong again and discussed with him that the government would invest in the business and let the merchants run the business themselves. He also asked him to borrow 300,000 taels of silver. Zhang Zhidong was so annoyed that he had no choice but to agree that the government would invest in the company and only get official profits. The yarn mill would also be run by business directors.

Later, Zhang Jian went to Sheng Xuanhuai to explain the difficulties of dividing the official power equally.Sheng Xuanhuai did not hesitate and directly stated that he would split the official money in half. He would be responsible for the other half and leave the rest to Tonghu Director to handle on his own.In the end, thanks to Zhang Jian's unremitting efforts, all official machines were successfully transferred into the factory, and the yarn mill no longer had any worries about equipment.

When everything was settled, the Zhang family and the Shen family also made preparations for their wedding. Zhang Jian naturally advocated keeping it simple and just invited some relatives and friends.Unexpectedly, Nishimura Matsubei suddenly paid a visit, hoping to buy a stake in Dasheng Cotton Mill. Zhang Jian pointed out that the reason for the Japanese investment was that Shanghai was dominated by British-owned cotton mills, and Sheng Xuanhuai's Huasheng Cotton Mill was extremely strong. Japanese-owned cotton mills had no foothold in Shanghai, so they wanted to occupy a position in Shanghai through equity participation.However, when Japan invaded China, Zhang Jian saved Tu Qiang, and he and Nishimura Matsubei did not agree with each other, and finally decisively rejected each other.

After Zhang Jian married Wu Daomin, the three-year period for his father's obedience to his father had expired, so on Wenchang's birthday, a replacement ceremony was held to congratulate the number one scholar.Looking back, the Dasheng Cotton Mill has gone through a lot of hardships, and it has achieved initial results, but it is difficult to describe it. Because 70“ of the people spend their personal energy negotiating with officials, and only 30” are dedicated to Dasheng operators.

Zhao Yingde took the initiative to find Zhang Jian, reminding him that the Dingyou period had expired, and urging him to return to Beijing as soon as possible to cancel his leave.Zhang Jian bluntly stated that Tiexin wanted to set up a cotton mill, but Zhao Yingde could not persuade him any more, so he simply pretended that he had not read the letter from the Hanlin Academy.However, the recruitment of workers in the factory was not going smoothly. No one was willing to come even if they offered a high price. Shen Yuhe sighed anxiously.

Wu Daozhen was pregnant and was about to give birth soon. When Zhang Jian thought about Xu Duan's situation, he was afraid that something would happen to the child again.Fortunately, the mother and child were safe. Wu Daomin gave birth to a boy. Zhang Jian was very happy and named him Zhang Yizu. Born in troubled times, he only hoped that the child could grow up in peace of mind, body and safety.The next day, Lu Runfeng, the imperial concubine, came to see him off in person, and Zhang Jian said goodbye to him at the pier.